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Dollar General warns poorer US consumers are running out of money (www.ft.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Discount retailer says low-income households feel more ‘financially constrained’ than six months ago

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Dollar General is cancer. Their prices are no better than somewhere like Walmart, the only "good" thing is the convenience, I feel like I can't drive ten minutes without passing one

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Their prices are no better than somewhere like Walmart,

And their products are smaller. There are Dollar General sized versions. So you end up with less product per dollar spent.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I remember when you could get a 3L soda for a dollar.. Not anymore

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Don't live in the country, huh? Sometimes they're the only general store for miles and miles and miles. They're a great fit, in that niche.

My camp is outside a town of 900 souls. There's a Dollar General and a gas-station/general-store/grocery. Almost never hit the DG, but it's damned nice they're there in case I need something the other place doesn't have.

In your example, in my situation, the nearest Walmarts are 45-minutes west and 30-minutes east. Double those numbers because it's a round trip. Do you really want to take my DG away and force me to spend the gas and time? If you proposed that in this town, you'd have a riot on your hands.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'd prefer an independently owned small store, as someone who installs cash register systems for independently owned stores primarily in rural West Virginia.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

the only “good” thing is the convenience

How many party favors and discount happy meal toys do you purchase?